The Korean War

  • For every visitor or resident in Hanoi, sights of abandoned American planes from the Vietnam War in the 1970s are a common occurrence. In truth, that war left millions dead, and its influence is still being felt here in the city loud and clear. Wreckage like this can be found almost in every corner of…

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  • The South Korean unification ministry on Monday said it has begun a survey of over 55,000 families who were separated during the 1950-53 Korean War. This comes after North Korea and South Korea agreed to hold a family reunion event by mid-August this year, as decided by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean…

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  • The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is set to close its Punggye-ri nuclear site in May and publicly dismantle it, Yonhap reported, citing the presidential office of the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Sunday. The DPRK leader Kim Jong Un said there is no need to have nukes if the US “formally ends war”…

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  • South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed his support on Thursday for the North’s long-time demand to sign a full-fledged peace treaty instead of the Korean Armistice Agreement concluded in 1953 after the end of the Korean War. “We should put an end to the armistice that has lasted for 65 years and move toward signing a peace…

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